+1 Jult52 sums it up pretty well. Call me an old-fashioned Catholic. ;)
Sorry George99sa, only you can determine if you will miss the power or not. We don't know how large your room is, how loud you like to listen, etc.
My speakers are about the same measurements as yours, my amp is 100 wpc Class A and there is plenty of gain for my listening levels in my 24 X 15 X 8.5 listening room. In fact, I have been considering trying a 30 wpc 300B tube amp. I believe 30 wpc will be plenty for me.
Remember, power is on a logrithmic scale, so a 500 wpc amp would only play 10 dB louder than a 50 wpc amp.
Sorry George99sa, only you can determine if you will miss the power or not. We don't know how large your room is, how loud you like to listen, etc.
My speakers are about the same measurements as yours, my amp is 100 wpc Class A and there is plenty of gain for my listening levels in my 24 X 15 X 8.5 listening room. In fact, I have been considering trying a 30 wpc 300B tube amp. I believe 30 wpc will be plenty for me.
Remember, power is on a logrithmic scale, so a 500 wpc amp would only play 10 dB louder than a 50 wpc amp.